SB159
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Amend KRS 15.440, relating to eligibility for Law Enforcement Foundation Program funds, to require units of government to possess a written policy and procedures manual that requires local police departments to submit missing and unidentified persons case information to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System according to specified criteria.
Introduced: February 3, 2026
Last action: February 19, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require local police departments to have a written policy for submitting information about missing and unidentified persons cases to a national tracking system. It ties this requirement to eligibility for state law enforcement funding, giving departments a financial incentive to comply. The goal is to ensure that case information reaches a broader database that can help identify and locate missing individuals. Who it may affect: families of missing persons, local law enforcement agencies, and units of local government that receive state law enforcement funds.
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